FAAMANATUINA O LE ASO TAUMAFA O LE LALOLAGI 2025

SAMOA, October 30 - SAUNOAGA AUTU Afioga i le Minisita Lagolago o le Matagaluega o Faatoaga ma Faigafaiva Afioga Aiolupotea Misa Tony Aiolupo Aso Tofi 30 Oketopa 2025

Susuga Tupa’i Fetaomi Seve,

Afio Lau Afioga Le Fofoga Fetalai Ole Palemene.

Afifio Sui Mamalu Ole Kapeneta Ma Minisita Lagolago,

Afifio Mai O a Tatou Pa’aga Fa’avaomalo,

Afio Le Sui Ole Ofisa Ole FAO ile Pasefika I Samoa,

Sui O A’oga – Faia’oga Ma Tamaiti A’oga

Malo Fa’aaloalogia,

I le ava male fa’aaloalo e tatau ai, oute fa’atalofa ma ofo atu i lo outou paia ma lo outou mamalu, ua afifio ma tala mai a’ao i lenei fa’amoemoe taua. Ua o tatou potopoto mai e le na’o ni pa’aga o vaega ma’oti o fa’atoaga ma faigafaiva ae o tausimea mole lumana’i o si o tatou atunu’u.

O le sini ‘autu ole Aso Fa’apitoa mo Taumafa ile lalolagi 2025 olo’o o gatasi ma la tatou va’aiga mamao i Samoa, e pei ole gafataulimaina, le fa’aitu’au male maufetu’una’i. “Ia o tatou pulupululima fa’atasi ina ia mau taumafa mo se lumana’i manuia.” O lo’o fa’amamafa mai e le sini ‘autu le taua ole galulue so’oso’o tau’au o vaega ma’oti uma ale malo ma a tatou pa’aga, e amata mai i fa’auluuluga ole malo seia oo i fanau iti.

I le aso, i lo tatou potopoto ai e fa’amanatu lenei aso fa’apitoa, e fa’aleo le agaga ole fa’afetai ile ‘auai ai o sui mai i fanau a’oga ma faia’oga mole fa’amanatuina o aso taumafa ole lalolagi. O lo outou ai o se fa’amanatu taua mo i tatou uma. Ole lumana’i manuia male mau ai pea o taumafa i Samoa, e fa’alagolago lea ile a’oa’oina male tapu’eina leleiina ole ola tuputupu a’e o a tatou fanau laiti.

O se taimi taua tele foi lenei fa’atasiga, aua ole amataga ole vaiaso nei na pasia aloa’ia ai ele Palemene le tala fa’atatau ole tupe mole tausaga fa’aletupe 2025 -2026. Ua fa’amaonia ai le naunauta’iga ole Malo ile uuna’ia o atina’e tau fa’atoaga ma faigafaiva, aua le tamaoaiga male soifua maloloina o o tatou tagata.

O se tasi o vaega taua o lenei aso fa’apitoa, ole fa’alauiloaina aloa’ia o nisi o ripoti, ta’iala ma fuafuaga ua ta’imua ai le Matagaluega o Fa’ato’aga ma Faigafaiva ma ana pa’aga, mo atina’e mo le vaega maoti tau fa’atoaga ma faigafaiva. Talitonu o lena ua outou taulimaina se pepa o fa’amatalaga o lo’o otooto ai le autu o ia lipoti ‘ese’ese. Ole ‘auga male fa’amoemoe o ia ta’iala ma fuafuaga o loo o gatasi ma fuafuaga alualu mamao a lo tatou Malo, fa’apea nisi o feagaiga fa’avaomalo ua maea ona sainia.

A’o le’i fa’ai’uina se fa’amatalaga i lenei itula, oute vala’au atu male fa’aaloalo ia a tatou vala’aulia ua tatala aloa’ia la tatou fa’amoemoe I lenei aso, I vaega o fale ie mo maimoaga, fa’atalatalanoaga ma fefa’asoaiga fefa’atauaiga. Ole tatou galulue fa’atasi, e mafai ai ona suia lu’itau e avea ma avanoa, fo’ia fa’afitauli e avea ma suiga fou, liua taimi ole le mautonu e avea ma avanoa taua mole lumana’i manuia.

E momoli atu foi le fa’afetai male fa’amalo i a tatou pa’aga tau atina’e, ile tele o fesoasoani ua ala mai i polokalame ma poloketi ese’ese mole atina’e o fa’ato’aga ma faigafaiva i Samoa. E fa’apitoa lava se fa’afetai tele ile Ofisa autu ole FAO ile Pasefika i Samoa nei mo la outou fesoasoani faifaipea i tausaga ta’itasi.

O la outou fesoasoani ua mafai ai ona fa’atinoina lenei fa’amoemoe male manuia. Fa’afetai tele mo sui o a’oga, i Susuga i alii ma tama’ita’i faia’oga aemaise le fanau a’oga mo lo outou auai mai ile fa’amanatuina ole Aso o Taumafa i lenei tausaga. Ia fa’amanuia le Atua i lo outou ola a’oa’oina.

Ia fa’amanuia le Atua i o tatou laufanua, gataifale fa’apea ma ona tagata.

Soifua ma ia Manuia.

2025 WORLD FOOD DAY CELEBRATION & LAUNCH OF SECTOR DOCUMENT.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Associate Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Aiolupotea Misa Tony Aiolupo Thursday 30th October 2025

Susuga Tupa’i Fetaomi Seve, a’oa’o fesoasoani.

Honourable Speaker of Parliament,

Honourable Ministers of Cabinet, Associate Ministers and Members of Parliament.

Heads of Government Ministries and Corporations,

Mr Guangzhou Qu, FAO Subregional Coordination for the Pacific Islands,

Representative of Schools – Teachers and Students,

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Talofa lava and a very Good Morning to you all.

It is an honored to speak on behalf of the Hon Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and SROS, Hon Fuimaono Maiava Tito Asafo who is unable to be with us this morning to the celebration of World Food Day 2025, under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and Better Future”.

Today, as we come together to mark this important occasion, I am especially pleased to see the active participation of our schools, the teachers and young students’ today’s celebration. Your presence reminds us that the future of Samoa’s food systems depends on the knowledge, choices and values we pass on to the next generation.

This year’s celebration comes at a very important time for Samoa. Just this week, parliament passed the national budget for the financial year 2025 – 2026, reaffirming the Government’s commitment to investing in agriculture, fisheries and food systems transformation as one of the key drivers of growth, resilience, and well-being.

As part of our celebration, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is proud to officially launch six key sector documents that will guide our work towards stronger, climate – smart, and inclusive food systems.

These are:

1. Cost of Diet Analysis in Samoa – providing evidence on the affordability of

nutritious diets for all Samoans.

2. Samoa Aquaculture Management & Development Plan 2025 -2030 –

safeguarding our coastal resources and supporting livelihoods of our fishing

communities.

3. Samoa Coastal Fisheries Management & Development Plan 2025-2030 –

safeguarding our coastal resources and supporting livelihoods of our fishing

communities.

4. Samoa Tuna Management & Development Plan 2025 -2030 – ensuring

sustainable management of our valuable tuna resources.

5. Samoa Tuna Fisheries National Monitoring, Control, Surveillance &

Enforcement Strategy 2025 – 2030 – strengthening governance, transparency

and compliance in our offshore fisheries sector.

6. Midterm Review of the Samoa Food Systems Pathway 2030 – assessing our

progress and identifying areas for acceleration towards a resilient and inclusive

food future.

Together, these documents represent Samoa’s renewed vision, to harness the potential of our agriculture and fisheries sectors through evidence – based policies, improved coordination, and stronger partnerships.

In closing, I wish to acknowledge all our stakeholders and development partners for their continued support of Samoa’s agriculture and fisheries initiatives. Special thanks to the FAO Sub – Regional Office for the Pacific for their financial support, and to the participating schools, teachers and students for their valuable engagement in promoting sustainable food systems and nutrition among our future generations.

Let us continue working hand in hand, government and communities, farmers and fishers, partners and youth, to build a Samoa where local food is not only grown and harvested with pride but also sold and consumed with safety, dignity and value.

Thank you for your attention.

Soifua ma ia Manuia.

November 10, 2025